Queensland Holidays - Marine Life Seasonal Calendar - Sharks

Shark Research Expeditions

In the Coral Sea on Osprey Reef where the currents meet, you can see large schools of tuna, barracuda and plenty of sharks - white tips, grey and silver tip whalers, leopard sharks, thresher sharks and schooling hammerheads. This is exhilarating diving with shark experts.

When: Year round
Where: Cairns, Port Douglas, Townsville

Grey Nurse Sharks

Grey nurse sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks are listed as critically endangered and only an estimated 300 to 500 sharks left on Australia's east coast. Despite their size (around 360 cm long) and fierce appearance they are not a danger to humans. They are slow but strong swimmers and are generally more active at night. They are often observed just above the sea bed in or near deep sandy-bottomed gutters or rocky caves, in the vicinity of inshore rocky reefs and islands. Grey Nurse Sharks are regularly seen in Southern Queensland coastal waters.

When: Summer (Dec-Feb)
Where: Wolf Rock, Sunshine Coast

When: Winter (Jun-Aug)
Where: Flat Rock, Brisbane

Further Information on Sharks

To learn more about Sharks, visit Project AWARE’s Protect the Sharks Campaign website: www.projectaware.org/asiapac/english/educations/protecttheshark.asp